Category: Alliance Report
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Alliance Notes
August 29, 2018 • MissouriNet, July 19, 2018– McCaskill says rural America would be hurt by U.S. Postal Service privatization • News-PressNOW, July 19, 2018– Senator pushes back on privatizing Postal Service • CNBC, July 23, 2018– Trump rips into ‘The Amazon Washington Post’ after report that he’s unhappy with North Korea talks • Politico,…
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Keep Calm and Send Mail: Task Force Report Coming Soon
July 25, 2018 Big Event Coming Soon This is a reminder that a big event will occur in the postal world within 16 days, and also a suggestion to keep calm. On April 12 of this year President Trump signed an Executive Order on the Task Force on the United States Postal System. The Order…
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Alliance Notes—Articles on the Task Force & DGS21C
July 25, 2018 The White House, April 12, 2018–Executive Order on the Task Force on the United States Postal System USPS, April 12, 2108–Statement on Executive Order Establishing the Task Force on the United States Postal System USA Today, April 12, 2018–Trump forms task force to study Postal Service operations, finances CBS Miami, April 12,…
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A Tale of Two Steps
July 9, 2018 Image from First Edition, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, 1860 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season…
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Alliance Notes—Articles Worth Reading
July 9, 2018 The Washington Post (opinion), June 15, 2018–Opioids come from China in the U.S. mail. Here’s how to stop it. CBS Chicago, June 20, 2018–Postal Service Debuts Scratch-And-Sniff Stamps Wednesday The Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2018–How Amazon Became One of Washington’s Most Powerful Players USPS, June 21, 2018–Statement to the OMB Reform…
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USPS Replacing CAPS with EPS
June 13, 2018 In the mid-1990s, the Postal Service won the first Alexander Hamilton Award for Excellence in Treasury Management. The prestigious award was presented in recognition of the complete transformation of the USPS cash management system. Already running one of the largest cash management systems anywhere, the USPS Office of the Treasurer added credit…
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USPS Incentives
June 13, 2018 90/80 USPS Reality Any discussion of the future of the United States Postal Service, and the way it should be regulated, must focus on an important reality. The reality is that 90 percent of USPS revenue is paid by organizations and businesses, and 80 percent of Postal Service cost goes to employees.…
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Postal Rates Update
June 13, 2018 We are becoming more optimistic that any above-inflation rate increase is not as likely to happen this January, as many customers fear. We continue to believe that the PRC will not act on its ten-year regulatory review recommendations until quite a while after the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal…
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Possible 5th PRC Commissioner Nominated
June 13, 2018 President Trump recently nominated Michael Kubayanda to be the fifth Postal Regulatory Commissioner. He would bring the Commissioner to full complement, joining Chairman Robert Taub, Vice Chairman Tony Hammond, and Commissioners Nanci Langley and Mark Acton. While swift Senate confirmation is not likely, it is possible Mr. Kubayanda could become a Commissioner…
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Unions and Senator Contact Task Force
June 13, 2018 Four postal unions banded together to meet with the President’s Task Force and to make joint observations and recommendations. In one sense they agree with us that a major remake of USPS is not necessary. But after that, we part ways. The unions believe that the mandate to prefund retiree obligations is…